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{{Infobox film award
| name = National Film Award for Best Exploration/Adventure Film
| image =
| image_size =
| alt =
| caption =
| subheader = National award for contributions to short film
| awarded_for =
| sponsor = [[Directorate of Film Festivals]]
| firstawarded = 1984
| lastawarded = 2017
| reward = {{ubl|Rajat Kamal (Silver Lotus)|{{INRConvert|50|k}}}}
| former name =
| holder_label = Most recent winner
| holder = ''Ladakh Chale Richawala''
| award1_type = Total awarded
| award1_winner = 18
| award2_type = First winner
| award2_winner = ''Everest 84''
}}
The '''National Film Award for Best Exploration/Adventure Film''' is one of the [[National Film Awards]] presented annually by the [[Directorate of Film Festivals]], the organisation set up by [[Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (India)|Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, India]]. It is one of several awards presented for non-feature films and awarded with Rajat Kamal (Silver Lotus).

The award was instituted in 1984, at [[32nd National Film Awards]] and awarded annually for films produced in the year across the country, in all Indian languages. Award is also be given as '''National Film Award for Best Exploration/Adventure Film (including sports)'''.

== Winners ==

Award includes 'Rajat Kamal' (Silver Lotus) and cash prize. Following are the award winners over the years:

{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="width:100%"
! colspan="7" | List of films, showing the year, language(s), producer(s), director(s) and citation
|-
! scope="col" style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:10%;"| Year
! scope="col" style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:20%;"| Film(s)
! scope="col" style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:10%;"| Language(s)
! scope="col" style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:20%;"| Producer(s)
! scope="col" style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:20%;"| Director(s)
! scope="col" style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:20%;" class="unsortable"| Citation
! scope="col" style="background-color:#EFE4B0;width:3%;" class="unsortable" |{{Tooltip|Refs.|Reference}}
|-
| align="center" | [[32nd National Film Awards|1984 {{small|(32nd)}}]]
! scope="row" | ''Everest 84''
| English
| Cinema Vision India
| [[Siddharth Kak]]
| {{dash}}
| align="center" |<ref name="32ndawardPDF">{{cite web|url=http://dff.nic.in/2011/32nd_nff_1985.pdf|title=32nd National Film Awards|format=PDF|publisher=Directorate of Film Festivals|access-date=6 January 2012}}</ref>
|-
| align="center" | [[33rd National Film Awards|1985 {{small|(33rd)}}]]
! scope="row" | ''High Adventure on White Waters''
| English
| Yash Choudhary
| C. L. Kaul
| {{hidden||''For its depiction of the thrills of a new water sport in India.''}}
| align="center" |<ref name="33rdawardPDF">{{cite web|url=http://dff.nic.in/2011/33nfa.pdf|title=33rd National Film Awards|format=PDF|publisher=Directorate of Film Festivals|access-date=7 January 2012}}</ref>
|-
| align="center" | [[34th National Film Awards|1986 {{small|(34th)}}]]
| bgcolor="#F5A9A9" align="center" colspan="5" | No Award
| align="center" |<ref name="34thawardPDF">{{cite web|url=http://dff.nic.in/2011/34th_NFF.pdf|title=34th National Film Awards|format=PDF|publisher=Directorate of Film Festivals|access-date=7 January 2012}}</ref>
|-
| align="center" | [[35th National Film Awards|1987 {{small|(35th)}}]]
! scope="row" | ''Antarctica: A Continuing Mystery (News Magaize No: 101)''
| English
| Vijay B. Chandra for [[Films Division of India|Films Division]]
| Mahesh Kamble ([[Camera operator|Cameraman]])
| {{hidden||''For its daring and poetic coverage of scientific experiments carried out in Antarctica.''}}
| align="center" | <ref name="35thawardPDF">{{cite web|url=http://dff.nic.in/2011/35th_nff_1988.pdf|title=35th National Film Awards|format=PDF|publisher=Directorate of Film Festivals|access-date=9 January 2012}}</ref>
|-
| align="center" | [[36th National Film Awards|1988 {{small|(36th)}}]]
| bgcolor="#F5A9A9" align="center" colspan="5" | No Award
| align="center" |<ref name="36thawardPDF">{{cite web|url=http://dff.nic.in/2011/36nfa.pdf|title=36th National Film Awards|format=PDF|publisher=Directorate of Film Festivals|access-date=9 January 2012}}</ref>
|-
| align="center" | [[37th National Film Awards|1989 {{small|(37th)}}]]
| bgcolor="#F5A9A9" align="center" colspan="5" | No Award
| align="center" |<ref name="37thawardPDF">{{cite web|url=http://dff.nic.in/2011/37nfa.pdf|title=37th National Film Awards|format=PDF|publisher=Directorate of Film Festivals|access-date=29 January 2012}}</ref>
|-
| align="center" | [[38th National Film Awards|1990 {{small|(38th)}}]]
! scope="row" | ''The Indigenous of Manipur''
| English
| [[Aribam Syam Sharma]]
| [[Aribam Syam Sharma]]
| {{hidden||''For sharing the primordial joys of spontaneous sports, tracing some historic links between the traditional sports of Manipur and the world at large.''}}
| align="center" |<ref name="38thawardPDF">{{cite web|url=http://dff.nic.in/2011/38th_nff_1991.pdf|title=38th National Film Awards|format=PDF|publisher=Directorate of Film Festivals|access-date=9 January 2012}}</ref>
|-
| align="center" | [[39th National Film Awards|1991 {{small|(39th)}}]]
| bgcolor="#F5A9A9" align="center" colspan="5" | No Award
| align="center" |<ref name="39thawardPDF">{{cite web|url=http://dff.nic.in/2011/39nd_nff_1985.pdf|title=39th National Film Awards|format=PDF|publisher=Directorate of Film Festivals|access-date=27 February 2012}}</ref>
|-
| align="center" | [[40th National Film Awards|1992 {{small|(40th)}}]]
! scope="row" | ''Antarctica: A Scientists' Paradise''
| English
| R. Krishna Mohan for Films Division
| A. Udayashankar
| {{hidden||''For an impressive pictorial record of achievements of our scientists on the frozen continent of Antarctica.''}}
| align="center" | <ref name="40thawardPDF">{{cite web|url=http://dff.nic.in/2011/40th_nff_1993.pdf|title=40th National Film Awards|format=PDF|publisher=Directorate of Film Festivals|access-date=2 March 2012}}</ref>
|-
| align="center" | [[41st National Film Awards|1993 {{small|(41st)}}]]
! scope="row" | ''The Splendour of Garhwal and Roopkund''
| English
| The Garhwal Mandal Vikas Nigam
| [[Victor Banerjee]]
| {{hidden||''For an imaginatively told and poetically picturised exploration of Garhwal and Roopkund.''}}
| align="center" |<ref name="41stawardPDF">{{cite web|url=http://dff.nic.in/2011/41st_nff_1994.pdf|title=41st National Film Awards|format=PDF|publisher=Directorate of Film Festivals|access-date=3 March 2012}}</ref>
|-
| align="center" | [[42nd National Film Awards|1994 {{small|(42nd)}}]]
| bgcolor="#F5A9A9" align="center" colspan="5" | No Award
| align="center" |<ref name="42ndawardPDF">{{cite web|url=http://dff.nic.in/2011/42nd_nff_1995.pdf|title=42nd National Film Awards|format=PDF|publisher=Directorate of Film Festivals|access-date=5 March 2012}}</ref>
|-
| align="center" | [[43rd National Film Awards|1995 {{small|(43rd)}}]]
| bgcolor="#F5A9A9" align="center" colspan="5" | No Award
| align="center" |<ref name="43rdawardPDF">{{cite web|url=http://dff.nic.in/2011/43rd_nff_1996.pdf|title=43rd National Film Awards|format=PDF|publisher=Directorate of Film Festivals|access-date=6 March 2012}}</ref>
|-
| align="center" | [[44th National Film Awards|1996 {{small|(44th)}}]]
| bgcolor="#F5A9A9" align="center" colspan="5" | No Award
| align="center" |<ref name="44thawardPDF">{{cite web|url=http://dff.nic.in/2011/44th_nff_1997.pdf|title=44th National Film Awards|format=PDF|publisher=Directorate of Film Festivals|access-date=9 January 2012}}</ref>
|-
| align="center" | [[45th National Film Awards|1997 {{small|(45th)}}]]
! scope="row" | ''In Search of Excellence''
| Hindi
| Kuldeep Sinha for Films Division
| Raghu Krishna
| {{hidden||''For a vigorous and inspiring look at Maharashtra's martially inspired popular sports including malkhamb.''}}
| align="center" |<ref name="45thawardPDF">{{cite web|url=http://dff.nic.in/2011/45th_NFA.pdf|title=45th National Film Awards|format=PDF|publisher=Directorate of Film Festivals|access-date=11 March 2012}}</ref>
|-
| align="center" | [[46th National Film Awards|1998 {{small|(46th)}}]]
! scope="row" | ''Malana: In Search Of''
| English
| Neo Films
| Vivek Mohan
| {{hidden||''For its in-depth and detailed unearthing of a people isolated in time.''}}
| align="center" | <ref name="46thawardPDF">{{cite web|url=http://dff.nic.in/2011/46_nff_1999.pdf|title=46th National Film Awards|publisher=Directorate of Film Festivals|access-date=12 March 2012|format=PDF}}</ref>
|-
| align="center" | [[47th National Film Awards|1999 {{small|(47th)}}]]
| bgcolor="#F5A9A9" align="center" colspan="5" | No Award
| align="center" |<ref name="47thawardPDF">{{cite web|url=http://dff.nic.in/2011/47th_nff_2000.pdf|title=47th National Film Awards|format=PDF|publisher=Directorate of Film Festivals|access-date=13 March 2012}}</ref>
|-
| align="center" | [[48th National Film Awards|2000 {{small|(48th)}}]]
| bgcolor="#F5A9A9" align="center" colspan="5" | No Award
| align="center" |<ref name="48thawardPDF">{{cite web|url=http://dff.nic.in/2011/48th_nff_2001.pdf|title=48th National Film Awards|publisher=Directorate of Film Festivals|access-date=13 March 2012|format=PDF}}</ref>
|-
| align="center" | [[49th National Film Awards|2001 {{small|(49th)}}]]
| bgcolor="#F5A9A9" align="center" colspan="5" | No Award
| align="center" |<ref name="49thawardPDF">{{cite web|url=http://dff.nic.in/2011/49th_nff_2002.pdf|title=49th National Film Awards|publisher=Directorate of Film Festivals|access-date=14 March 2012|format=PDF}}</ref>
|-
| align="center" | [[50th National Film Awards|2002 {{small|(50th)}}]]
| bgcolor="#F5A9A9" align="center" colspan="5" | No Award
| align="center" |<ref name="50thawardPDF">{{cite web|url=http://dff.nic.in/2011/50nfa.pdf|title=50th National Film Awards|publisher=Directorate of Film Festivals|access-date=14 March 2012|format=PDF}}</ref>
|-
| align="center" | [[51st National Film Awards|2003 {{small|(51st)}}]]
! scope="row" | ''Madness in the Desert''
| English
| [[Aamir Khan]]
| [[Satyajit Bhatkal]]
| {{hidden||''For explores the spirit, the effort and the mammoth ambition behind the making of "Lagaan". The director has rendered this into a gripping and slick tale.''}}
| align="center" |<ref name="51stawardPDF">{{cite web|url=http://dff.nic.in/2011/51st_nff_2004.pdf|title=51st National Film Awards|publisher=Directorate of Film Festivals|access-date=15 March 2012|format=PDF}}</ref>
|-
| align="center" | [[52nd National Film Awards|2004 {{small|(52nd)}}]]
! scope="row" | ''[[Shores of Silence|Shores of Silence: Whale Sharks in India]]''
| English
| Gautam Pandey
| Ranjana Pandey
| {{hidden||''For capturing the cruelty of fisher-man over harmless sea-creature, the whale shark, along the Gujarat coast, with a fine insight and bravado, which could bring transformation to the ignorance of the fisherfock's mindless slaughter.''}}
| align="center" | <ref name="52ndawardPDF">{{cite web|url=http://dff.nic.in/2011/52nd_nff_2005.pdf|title=52nd National Film Awards|format=PDF|publisher=Directorate of Film Festivals|access-date=28 January 2012}}</ref>
|-
| align="center" | [[53rd National Film Awards|2005 {{small|(53rd)}}]]
| bgcolor="#F5A9A9" align="center" colspan="5" | No Award
| align="center" |<ref name="53rdawardPDF">{{cite web|url=http://dff.nic.in/2011/53rd_nff_2006.pdf|title=53rd National Film Awards|format=PDF|publisher=Directorate of Film Festivals|access-date=19 March 2012}}</ref>
|-
| align="center" | [[54th National Film Awards|2006 {{small|(54th)}}]]
| bgcolor="#F5A9A9" align="center" colspan="5" | No Award
| align="center" |<ref name="54thawardPDF">{{cite web|url=http://dff.nic.in/2011/54th_nff_2006.pdf|title=54th National Film Awards|format=PDF|publisher=Directorate of Film Festivals|access-date=24 March 2012}}</ref>
|-
| align="center" | [[55th National Film Awards|2007 {{small|(55th)}}]]
| bgcolor="#F5A9A9" align="center" colspan="5" | No Award
| align="center" |<ref name="55thawardPDF">{{cite web|url=http://dff.nic.in/2011/55th_nff_2007.pdf|title=55th National Film Awards|format=PDF|publisher=Directorate of Film Festivals|access-date=26 March 2012}}</ref>
|-
| align="center" | [[56th National Film Awards|2008 {{small|(56th)}}]]
! scope="row" | ''Shingnaba''
| [[Meitei language|Manipuri]]
| Bachaspa Timayum Sunzu
| Bachaspa Timayum Sunzu
| {{hidden||''For an inspiring portrayal of an HIV positive person who dramatically transforms his life and becomes a champion body builder. A first person narrative, it provides a new perspective on AIDS and our understanding of sports.''}}
| align="center" |<ref name="56thawardPDF">{{cite web|url=http://dff.nic.in/2011/56th_nff_2008.pdf|title=56th National Film Awards|format=PDF|publisher=Directorate of Film Festivals|access-date=27 March 2012}}</ref>
|-
| align="center" | [[57th National Film Awards|2009 {{small|(57th)}}]]
| bgcolor="#F5A9A9" align="center" colspan="5" | No Award
| align="center" |<ref name="57thawardPDF">{{cite web|url=http://dff.nic.in/2011/57thNFA.pdf|title=57th National Film Awards|format=PDF|publisher=Directorate of Film Festivals|access-date=28 March 2012}}</ref>
|-
| align="center" | [[58th National Film Awards|2010 {{small|(58th)}}]]
! scope="row" | ''Boxing Ladies''
| Hindi
| [[Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute]]
| Anusha Nandakumar
| {{hidden||''For a sensitive portrayal of young aspiring talents in a country where sports as passion/ profession comes up against heavy social odds and family biases. The jury applauds the film for the restrained and elevating treatment of a crucial subject underlining the silent dignity of the characters involved.''}}
| align="center" |<ref name="58thawardPDF">{{cite web|url=http://dff.nic.in/2011/58_NFA.pdf|title=58th National Film Awards|format=PDF|publisher=Directorate of Film Festivals|access-date=29 March 2012}}</ref>
|-
| align="center" | [[59th National Film Awards|2011 {{small|(59th)}}]]
! scope="row" | ''The Finish Line''
| English
| Syed Sultan Ahmed and Tabassum Modi
| Akshay Roy
| {{hidden||''For taking us through the running track and sensitively exploring the conflicts and travails of pursuing excellence in sports.''}}
| align="center" |<ref name="59thaward">{{cite web|url=http://pib.nic.in/release/rel_print_page.asp?relid=80734|title=59th National Film Awards for the Year 2011 Announced|publisher=Press Information Bureau (PIB), India|access-date=7 March 2012}}</ref>
|-
| align="center"| [[60th National Film Awards|2012 {{small|(60th)}}]]
! scope="row" | ''[[Manipuri Pony (film)|Manipuri Pony]]''
| {{•}}English {{•}}Manipuri
| [[Films Division of India]]
| [[Aribam Syam Sharma]]
| {{hidden||''The trials and tribulations of the passionate filmmaker and father of [[Malayalam cinema]], [[J.C. Daniel]] are poignantly depicted in this biopic.''}}
| align="center" |<ref name="60thaward">{{cite press_release|title=60th National Film Awards Announced|url=http://pib.nic.in/archieve/others/2013/mar/d2013031801.pdf|format=PDF|publisher=Press Information Bureau (PIB), India|access-date=17 April 2014}}</ref>
|-
| align="center"| [[61st National Film Awards|2013 {{small|(61st)}}]]
| bgcolor="#F5A9A9" align="center" colspan="5" | No Award
| align="center" |<ref name="61staward">{{cite web|title=61st National Film Awards|url=http://www.dff.nic.in/List%20of%20Awards.pdf|format=PDF|publisher=Directorate of Film Festivals|date=16 April 2014|access-date=16 April 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140416181218/http://www.dff.nic.in/List%20of%20Awards.pdf|archive-date=16 April 2014|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
|-
| align="center" | [[62nd National Film Awards|2014 {{small|(62nd)}}]]
! scope="row" | ''Life Force – India's Western Ghats''
| English
| Grey Films India Pvt. Ltd.
| Nallamuthu Subbiah
| {{hidden||''For taking the viewer deep into the Western Ghats and engagingly revealing its rare and incredible biodiversity.''}}
| align="center" |<ref name="62ndaward">{{cite press_release|title=62nd National Film Awards|url=http://dff.nic.in/writereaddata/62nd%20National%20Film%20Awards%202014%20-%20Press%20Release.pdf|format=PDF|publisher=Directorate of Film Festivals|date=24 March 2015|access-date=24 March 2015}}</ref>
|-
| align="center"| [[63rd National Film Awards|2015 {{small|(63rd)}}]]
! scope="row" | ''Dribbling with their Future''
| {{•}}English {{•}}Tamil {{•}}Kannada
| {{•}}N. Dinesh Raj Kumar {{•}}Mathew Varghese
| [[Jacob Varghese]]
| {{hidden||''Sporting determination against an uphill journey.''}}
| align="center" | <ref name="63rdaward">{{cite press_release|title=63rd National Film Awards|url=http://dff.nic.in/writereaddata/Winners_of_63rd_NFA_2015.pdf|format=PDF|publisher=Directorate of Film Festivals|date=28 March 2016|access-date=28 March 2016}}</ref>
|-
| align="center"| [[64th National Film Awards|2016 {{small|(64th)}}]]
! scope="row" | ''Matitle Kusti''
| {{•}}English {{•}}Telugu
| Madhavi Reddy
| Prantik Vivek Deshmukh
| {{hidden||''An important film that throws light on a dying sporting tradition, told in a cinematically intimate manner.''}}
| align="center" | <ref name="64thaward">{{cite press_release|title=64th National Film Awards|url=http://www.dff.nic.in/writereaddata/NFA64PressNote2016.pdf|format=PDF|publisher=Directorate of Film Festivals|access-date=7 April 2017|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170606051143/http://dff.nic.in/writereaddata/NFA64PressNote2016.pdf|archive-date=6 June 2017|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
|-
| align="center" | [[65th National Film Awards|2017 {{small|(65th)}}]]
! scope="row" | ''Ladakh Chale Richawala''
|
| [[Films Division of India]]
| Indrani Chakrabarti
| {{hidden||''An incredible journey on 3 wheels of an ordinary man with extraordinary dreams.''}}
| align="center" |
|}

== References ==
{{reflist|2}}

== External links ==
* [http://dff.nic.in Official Page for Directorate of Film Festivals, India]
* [http://dff.nic.in/NFA_archive.asp National Film Awards Archives]

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